Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-22
CONDENSED NEWS.
the NORTHERN PACIFIC.
All Differences Adjusted and q Ticket for DIree.
tors Practically Agreed Upon-Synopsis Of Man.
ager Cakes Report.


All Differences Adjusted and a Ticket for Diree.
tors Practically Agreed Upoa-ssnopsls Of Man.
ager Cakes Report.
New York Telegram: The Northern Pa
ciiic election contest was virtually settled
Monday evening the 18th inst, ut a CO
ference at the Brevoort house. There were
present Charles b. Wright, Henry Willard,
Thomas +. oakes, Gen. C. II. T. Collins,
Belmont, John ID. B~ockafeller, Charles
l.. Colby, John b. Trevor and
other parties in interest. A ticket for di.
rectors was practically agreed on, and
there viii be no protest ON Thursday when
the annual election takes place. When the
old management counted up their proxies
they found they had 46s, 900 shares. OF
several thousand more than a majority.
OF these Director Wright of Philadel.
phia viii vote nearly 250.00n. The OPP.
position figure up nearly 300, 900 shares,
Of which 203, 600 belong to the Oregon
Transcontinental company. Ii is proba-
bly, all settled that Mr.. Wright will concede
tour directors to the Union Pacific, Ore
fon, Wisconsin Central interests, and that
John i. Rockefeller. Charles Il. Colby OF
the Wisconsin Central, John B. Trevor
and Henry Willard will 60 into
the Northern Pacific board. The
VII uluc lfttlOcTS Oh tut UDlfua VIII
be taken from the present directory. Pres-
ident Harris will be reelected president,
but il is understood that he will not serve
for a very long period. He is anxious to
remain president until alter the Cascade
division is opened permanently, and he
viii then give way probably to Vice Presi.
deut Cakes.
Vice President and General Manager
Cakes report is o most elaborate docu.
o,N y n 49, L. -
tho Cascade division as tho most i'm
portland event OF the year, and refers to
the acquisition of-the Oregon Railway and
Navigation by the Union Pacific
and the opening OF a through rail
route from tie western terminus
OF the Northern Pacific TO San Fran
cisco. lie shows plainly the wisdom
OF occupying teri itpry by the branch lines.
and refers to the Duluth and Manitoba
and five or ak other important Northern
Pacific feeders under construction, The
extension OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba road into territory heretofore
occupied by the Northern Pacific is refer
red to, and the completion OF the Ca
n adian Pacific. Tie height earnings
Mr. Oakes regards as satisfactory
and he predicts favorable results in the Tut
ure. The number of bushels OF w~heathan-
lied by tho company was II. 744. 500. or
nearly oOO, y more than in 1856, but the
earnings from this traffic are a few thous-
ands OF dollars less than during last year.
The live stock business shows a remarka-
bic increase, Notwithstanding the fact that
last winter vas n most severe one on cattle.
More than 16. 500. 900 pounds of wool, hides
and pelts were carried, an increase Of
copper cent. The tonnage ofsalmon and hops
was largely increased. The total mileage OF
road owned and leased is 81. i02 miles, nm
increase during the year OF 294 miles. The
Northern Pacific Express Company earned
SsO,937 net after paying the railroad com
pany S2T3.S33 Tor transportation. The
gross earnings OF the express company
which were s2GS. S64 in 1886, were $685.
573 in 1887. immigration has fallen off
somewhat in consequence OF the short
wheat crop ia Dakota in 1 $50, but the
prospects are that there win be an increase
next year.